From Toronto author Steven Bereznai (Queeroes, Queeroes 2, The Adventures of Philippe) comes the all-new novel I WANT SUPERPOWERS.

Inspired by the comic books that helped him get him through his teenage years, and the brutal futures envisioned in novels like The Hunger Games and Divergent, author Steven Bereznai has merged two hugely popular genres: dystopian young adult and superheroes.

In this future, the Genetic Wars that ravaged the planet are over. The so-called "DNA regulars" (dregs) and super powered "Supergenics," now live separately from each other: The Supergenics in the shiny towers of Jupitar City; the dregs across the river, in the squat concrete buildings of the boroughs. But Supergenic children are still born to dreg parents, and under repressive laws must be sent to live with their own kind.

Like all teenagers, socially isolated Caitlin Feral must face her Testing Day, to see if she has any powers. She’s determined to show she does. If she fails, she faces a lifetime of loneliness and crippling labor in the boroughs. But how much is she willing to sacrifice to be the super girl she’s always wanted to be? And when she uncovers dark secrets kept by both sides, does she dare start another war to reveal the truth?

"Although this is science fiction," says Bereznai, "I was inspired by present-day millennials, who are told they are special, until they enter the ‘real world’ of the workforce. This idea is taken to the extreme in I Want Superpowers, where young people are encouraged—sometimes to the death—to Manifest a unique ability or be sentenced to a life of indentured servitude."

I Want Superpowers launches in late November, 2016, at all major book sellers.

Now available for Kindle pre-order on Amazon.